Knowledge Handler

Information Sources & Information Sifting Techniques

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I am a retired librarian, most recently serving at Indiana Wesleyan University's Cleveland Education Center.

Thursday, April 04, 2024

Word Usage

Codie Cottier discusses human vocabulary and word usage as revealed in research by Li et al.

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Thursday, June 27, 2019

Like

Ben Yagoda muses on the overuse (and non-standard use) of the word "like " in student conversation.

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Friday, April 28, 2017

"Sheeple" Enters Dictionary

Paul McNamara observes that "sheeple " has become an entry in the dictionary.

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Monday, November 03, 2014

Importance of Vocabulary

Geoffery Pullum and Guillaume Thierry debate whether the breadth of vocabulary imports perception to the speaker.

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